Forbidden Island Tile With Voids

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This is a Recursive Remix (mix of a mix). I started here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:944716. The designer had created a tile holder for Forbidden Island that makes it really easy to set up the grid and also to flip the tiles when they flood. It was the very first thing I printed when I got my 3D printer up and running. I noticed that the support bars (the pieces that make it easy to flip the tiles) were not attached on one side and assumed I was printing it wrong or something. I printed one successfully, but you need a bunch, so I laid out 3 on my print job and started it up. About halfway through one of the supports had warped up enough that my print head "tripped" and completely screwed up the rest of the job. I came back here to review the item and found this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2050900. That thing-author had encountered the same problem and had adjusted the design so that the bars were anchored on both sides. Success! I printed two sets of three of these without issues, but it took a long time. As I was looking at the tiles laid out on my table, I said to myself, "Self, why do I need a completely solid bottom for these?" Myself answered, "I really don't, but I have no clue how to adjust it." But this is the modern era, and we have the Inter-Webz so I went to work. Not too long after, I had discovered TinkerCAD, had uploaded the adjusted tile, and created some voids. My first attempt screwed up, so I went back to TinkerCAD and made an additional adjustment and then started printing. According to my software, the original fully filled tile holder requires roughly 12.5g of material. The new version with the voids requires just under 10g. I can now print six for the cost of five, and I don't really think this will impact the game play in any way. So, enjoy! My first contribution to the Thingiverse community.